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Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: Tom Shu-Yu Lin tackles death, divorce, loneliness and first love with the eye of a painter and the heart of a child. Read more
Tom Keogh, Seattle Times: A somewhat clunky family movie about childhood escapism, alternating a little too conveniently between the grim and the adorable. Read more
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: The cumulative effect is more that of a handsomely crafted museum piece than a moving, emotional journey. Read more
Anita Li, Toronto Star: A whimsical coming-of-age tale that takes a common theme - growing pains - and transforms it through exquisitely rendered CG effects and a heartfelt storyline. Read more
Andrew Schenker, Village Voice: [Lin] can't make up for the fact that the film wants to say more about the fragility of childhood than it's capable of communicating through its characters and their delicate, perpetually uncertain situations. Read more